Tag: Sustainability
Chill out about global warming
At the United Nations Climate Summit (aka COP26) last week in Glasgow, U.S. President Joe Biden declared that climate change is “the existential threat to human existence as we know it.” Based on that...
At Glasgow, Palestinian Authority blames Israel for environmental woes
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh blamed Israel’s “occupation” for his people’s environmental issues in his address to world leaders at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland on Monday.
“In #COP26, we affirmed...
Israel’s Technion to scrap throwaway cutlery for more sustainable alternatives
In less than three months, on Oct. 1, the Technion‒Israel Institute of Technology will stop buying disposable utensils.
The decision by Technion executive vice president and director general Professor Boaz Golany came after a lengthy...
At virtual UN event, Israel commits to phasing out fossil fuels by 2050
The Israeli Mission to the United Nations and Israel’s Ministry of Energy held a global, virtual event on the subject of Israeli innovation in energy on Tuesday. The event took place as part of...
KKL-JNF, Ant Group partner for research in sustainability, green development
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), one of the oldest green organizations in the world, and Ant Group, an innovative technology company, announced a scientific and technological partnership to develop innovative solutions for forestation...
It’s 3D, it’s a printer … it’s a steak! Aleph Farms, Technion join forces...
With its research partner at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion‒Israel Institute of Technology, Aleph Farms has cultivated the world’s first slaughter-free ribeye steak, using 3D-bioprinting technology and natural building blocks of meat: real cow...
Israeli-Swedish ocean-wave energy producer wins UAE Global Innovation Award
Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer Eco Wave Power (EWP) has won the public voting for the Global Innovation Award in the “Life Under Water” category at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week for its solution to generate...
New Tu B’Shevat Haggadah emphasizes sustainable reforestation
Hazon, the Jewish Lab for Sustainability, has released its Tu B’Shevat Haggadah for 2020, along with holiday information, tips and resources for hosting a sustainable holiday seder.
The Haggadah encourages readers to think about trees...